Are We Over Pabst Blue Ribbon?
Or: Can you measure the effect of hipsters on the price of beer?
New data from Restaurant Sciences, a company tracking food and beverage sales, shows that the price of sub-premium beers (the likes of Budweiser, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribbon) has increased 6.8 percent over the last few months. In contrast, the ultra-premium segment (the ever-popular craft beer market) has only increased by 1.8 percent.
Pabst Blue Ribbon has had a decade-long courtship with the young, alternative (dare we say hipster?) crowd. (Matt Wild over at the ...
Abby Callard | posted 5/24/2013 |
Mo' Moews
The Milwaukee cop is back for another run at the ever-voluble Sheriff Clarke.
Chris Moews, on the street
Bold and often controversial public statements by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke have lured past challenger Chris Moews, a homicide lieutenant within the Milwaukee Police Department, out into the open, where he's begun campaigning roughly a year in advance of the February 2014 primary that will pit him against the rabble-rousing incumbent and fellow Democrat.
Moews and supporters held a kickoff event last week (one of a few) at the cozy Brocach bar on ...
Matt Hrodey | posted 5/24/2013 |
Highbury, Three Lions Pubs Celebrate Soccer's Champions League Final With Skills Test
Battle for bragging rights raises money to buy soccer balls for kids.
Well, this should be a kick.
Two prominent Milwaukee soccer bars are teaming up and facing off to raise money for the purchase of children’s soccer balls. Patrons of Bay View's Highbury Pub (2322 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) and Shorewood's Three Lions Pub (4515 N. Oakland Ave.) are staging a Saturday-morning soccer skills contest, dubbed the Champions Challenge.
Participants will be bused from their watering holes to a neutral field (to be publicly announced at 6 p.m. today), where ...
Howie Magner | posted 5/24/2013 |
Morning Links for May 24, 2013
Evolving cockroaches, enemies of the Brewers and more.
Short and sweet links before a long and relaxing holiday weekend.
European cockroaches have apparently lost their “sweet tooth,” says the BBC. Why should you care? That’s what attracts them to traps. Let’s just hope they don’t cross the pond.
According to the Journal Sentinel, lawmakers have recommended that the University of Wisconsin system freeze tuition for the next two years.
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Abby Callard | posted 5/24/2013 |
Sean Duffy Refers to "Targeting Americans" 11 Times in This Video
But first he changed a tire in an undershirt.
 You can't fault U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, the northwoods Republican, for not being persistent. The young House member has posted a video of himself repeatedly asking Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, in the hot seat over the recent IRS scandal, when he knew officials were targeting the legitimacy of tax-exempt conservative groups, I mean, Americans. Lew tried to remain cool as Duffy milked his time during the meeting of the Financial Services Committee on Wednesday for every ...
Matt Hrodey | posted 5/23/2013 |
Morning Links for May 23, 2013
Think of it as your daily dose of political football.
What do Scott Walker, David Clarke and Aaron Rodgers have in common? Come 2040, perhaps a long history in politics. But today, they’ve all got spots in the latest edition of our Daily Links.
Presidential hopefuls make lots of trips to Iowa. Today, Gov. Scott Walker is making a trip to Iowa. Coincidence? The Associated Press broke it down.
Playing golf isn’t the only offseason hobby for Aaron Rodgers. Now, he’s playing diplomat, too. Rodgers extended an olive ...
Howie Magner | posted 5/23/2013 |
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Mo' Moews
The Milwaukee cop is back for another run at the ever-voluble Sheriff Clarke.
Matt Hrodey | 5/24/2013
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 Abby Callard
Assistant Editor
Abby Callard's journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. She joined the magazine's staff in 2012 as an assistant editor.
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 Claire Hanan
Assistant Editor
Claire Hanan’s writing has appeared in FutureClaw Magazine, MSN.com (UK), Mizzou Magazine, and Vox magazine. She attended the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism and New York University’s Summer Publishing Institute. She enjoys writing about fashion and books, and joined Milwaukee Magazine as an assistant editor in 2012.
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 Matt Hrodey
Associate Editor
Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, associate editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. He lives in Riverwest, where he was
robbed once at gunpoint. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, neo-Nazi’s and real estate. If you have a news tip, call him at 414-287-4316.
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